dependency

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ UK /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone

The island remained a dependency of the larger colonial power.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of relying on or... reliance dependence addiction subordination subjection colony

Opposites

independence autonomyself-sufficiency

Word family

Related forms depend dependent dependence

Etymology

Formed from dependent plus the suffix -cy; from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang').

dependere Latin pendere Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dependency

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈpɛndənsi/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpɛndənsi/

## Meanings
1. the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone

## Examples
- The island remained a dependency of the larger colonial power.

## Synonyms
- reliance
- dependence
- addiction
- subordination
- subjection
- colony

## Antonyms
- independence
- autonomy
- self-sufficiency

## Related Forms
- depend
- dependent
- dependence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dependere
- Root: pendere

## Etymology
Formed from dependent plus the suffix -cy; from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang').

## AI Etymology
Dependency is formed from dependent plus the suffix -cy; from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang'). Important recorded forms include dependere (Latin) and pendere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone. The wider family includes related words such as depend, dependent, and dependence.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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